# emmet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛmɪt/ · frequency rank #34,042

## Definitions
1. An ant.
2. A tourist.

## Etymology
From Middle English emete, from Old English ǣmete, (bef. 12c) Doublet of ant.

## Easily confused with
- **EMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emmet-vs-emt)
- **Emmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emmet-vs-emmy)
- **Esme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emmet-vs-esme)
- **Emmys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emmet-vs-emmys)
- **Emmett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emmet-vs-emmett)
- **Emma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emma-vs-emmet)
- **emit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emit-vs-emmet)
- **Elmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-emmet)
- **ember** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ember-vs-emmet)
- **embed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/embed-vs-emmet)
- **Eames** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-emmet)
- **emcee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emcee-vs-emmet)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ememt`, `emmte`, `memet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/emmet